
OF ALL TIMES, NOW IS THE TIME 
lo Plant Nursery Stock 
Shenandoah is the center of the largest nursery business in 
the west, and one of the biggest in the country. A business 
that was started more than severty years ago and had grown 
to enormous size, long before the city’s wireless stations broad- 
cast its fame afar. Drive about the country outside of Shenan- 
doah and you will see wide stretches of land planted to flow- 
ers, shrubs and trees. There are whole sections of land given 
over to the growing of these trees, shrubs and flowers. Thous- 
ands upon thousands of acres with hundreds of men employed 
to take care of the plants raised here to be marketed all over 
the United States, and entire blocks are covered by warehouses 
to take care of this business. 
For sixty-two years, we have been growing nursery stock, 
testing and fruiting thousands of varieties and discarding all 
but the very best. We do not try to sell you any variety that 
we, ourselves, would not plant. We have built a good business 
on the confidence of our customers, and many of these cus- 
tomers have become 
financially independent 
growing fruits from our 
stock. The greatest cost 
to the customer is in 
preparing his land, and 

J. C. WELCH 
Season 
1944 
Cs 
HOMER WELCH 


Taken in 
1882 


caring for his trees after they are planted, so you can not afford to waste your 
money on poor stock. Our stock is reliable, and you take no risk in ordering 
from us. If you have a speculative hankering, try one of the most‘ interesting 
speculations—planting fruit trees. We honestly believe your dollars will bring 
you greater returns than any other investment we know of. Welch's trees will 
give you your money's worth. 
You will lose no money by ordering from this catalog, and your order will 
be appreciated. Get your order in early, so that the stock may be reserved 
and sent to you at the proper planting time. Nature's time for getting things 
started is early spring, so co-operate with Nature. This means success in plant- 
ing. We have many cther varieties of stock not listed here and we will be 
glad to furnish prices when requested. We invite correspondence and will be 
pleased to quote you prices on large plantings. Come and see us when you 
can. We are located in north Shenandoah, one block northwest of the Wabash 
Depot. Phone 112. 
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